diff --git a/components/servo/lib.rs b/components/servo/lib.rs
index 5842a0b2280..6f45a17578f 100644
--- a/components/servo/lib.rs
+++ b/components/servo/lib.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl Browser {
         let compositor = CompositorTask::create(window,
                                                 compositor_proxy,
                                                 compositor_receiver,
-                                                constellation_chan.clone(),
+                                                constellation_chan,
                                                 time_profiler_chan,
                                                 mem_profiler_chan);
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fn create_constellation(opts: opts::Opts,
     match opts.url {
         Some(url) => {
             let ConstellationChan(ref chan) = constellation_chan;
-            chan.send(ConstellationMsg::InitLoadUrl(url.clone())).unwrap();
+            chan.send(ConstellationMsg::InitLoadUrl(url)).unwrap();
         },
         None => ()
     };